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Sunday May 14th 1865.
Tried to finish off a calico dress for myself & one apiece for the children yesterday, but could not__ having a bad sick headache. Took a bath & slept some last night, but still feel worn and my head & eyes are sore from the pain. Walter went into town with this Papa, to see Frank Scott, and as Puss was going to church I let her take Jessie & May to see Grandma Lyon. I gathered a beautiful bouquet for the old lady, for Jessie to take, & sent a bowl of fresh peaches by May. The little things were delighted to go__ they go from home very seldom since the war, and as for myself, I never go at all.__ But little has passed since I last wrote__ and nothing has yet transpired as to the final settlement of our affairs. We understand that trade restrictions are being removed__ and the Federal army is being reduced, by resignations of officers, mustering out of men, cutting down Quartermasters Departments etc. None of our Boys have yet returned from their regiments, some of Lees paroled soldiers who live up in the counties north of us have passed, but none of those belonging to this town or vicinity have as yet come in. Probably they will be in the 22nd of this month__ which was the day they all started out in 1861. Poor fellows__ four long years of service__ hardship & suffering, & all for__ what? And some are sleeping here in our crowded graveyard__ and many will never even be so near even in death__ they sleep among strangers in unknown graves, on dreary battlefields. Oh! for what? For what? Did God permit this war? Shall we ever find out why it was allowed?__ I have had my plan matured__ and talked it over with the Col. I feel since I could do something, but of course I will never be allowed the opportunity. It is perfect folly for us to sit down here and let circumstances grind on__ unless we make new conditions with fortune, we will find ourselves ground exceeding small before many years. I think the Col. has too much of the Micawber dispo

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Sunday May 14th 1865.
Tried to finish off a calico dress for myself & one apiece for the children yesterday, but could not__ having a bad sick headache. Took a bath & slept some last night, but still feel worn and my head & eyes are sore from the pain. Walter went into town with this Papa, to see Frank Scott, and as Puss was going to church I let her take Jessie & May to see Grandma Lyon. I gathered a beautiful bouquet for the old lady, for Jessie to take, & sent a bowl of fresh peaches by May. The little things were delighted to go__ they go from home very seldom since the war, and as for myself, I never go at all.__ But little has passed since I last wrote__ and nothing has yet transpired as to the final settlement of our affairs. We understand that trade restrictions are being removed__ and the Federal army is being reduced, by resignations of officers, mustering out of men, cutting down Quartermasters Departments etc. None of our Boys have yet returned from their regiments, some of Lees paroled soldiers who live up in the counties north of us have passed, but none of those belonging to this town or vicinity have as yet come in. Probably they will be in the 22nd of this month__ which was the day they all started out in 1861. Poor fellows__ four long years of service__ hardship & suffering, & all for__ what? And some are sleeping here in our crowded graveyard__ and many will never even be so near even in death__ they sleep among strangers in unknown graves, on dreary battlefields. Oh! for what? For what? Did God permit this war? Shall we ever find out why it was allowed?__ I have had my plan matured__ and talked it over with the Col. I feel since I could do something, but of course I will never be allowed the opportunity. It is perfect folly for us to sit down here and let circumstances grind on__ unless we make new conditions with fortune, we will find ourselves ground exceeding small before many years. I think the Col. has too much of the Micawber dispo

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